Genuine top four hopes don’t let chances to beat the top teams on their home decks slip away, but the Crows have made a habit of it in recent years. So what does that mean for Adelaide’s flag credentials?
Hawthorn has come from the clouds to defeat Adelaide in Launceston as late goals from Jai Newcombe and Connor Macdonald made the Crows pay for their wastefulness.
Adelaide’s forwards or midfielders have got much of the credit for the club’s rise up the ladder. But stunning statistics show how the Crows’ low-profiled defensive unit has become an AFL leader.
Nick Watson. Jack Ginnivan. Josh Rachele. Izak Rankine. Launceston has never seen Friday night entertainment like this. Fox Footy’s Garry Lyon dissects the battle of the human highlight reels.
Jason Horne-Francis was ready to explode against North Melbourne, but the efforts of Ken Hinkley and Zak Butters was a masterclass in tempering the red mist. Simeon Thomas-Wilson unpacks it.
The Crows are confident Riley Thilthorpe will face the Blues on Saturday, but what about Darcy Fogarty? Well, he’s still got some work to do to get back after Adelaide’s loss to Freo.
Adelaide remains uncertain about the extent of Riley Thilthorpe’s injury as it counts the cost of a disappointing loss to Fremantle on Friday night.
As MATT TURNER writes, the circumstances of Adelaide’s defeat in Perth were all too familiar – but, maybe even more concerning, there were new problems, too. Are the Crows legit?
Could the Crows select their first father-son draftee from outside SA? Which Victorian clubs have sons of guns in the SANFL? We examine the 2025 father-son prospects with SA links.
Port Adelaide footy fans are fuming they are unable to buy tickets for their Round 8 clash against Western Bulldogs – and the same fate awaits Crows supporters later in the year.
Adelaide will be without one of its Coleman Medal contenders when it takes on Fremantle, but has received welcome news with a forward’s unexpected return from injury.
Fremantle in Perth, a shortened week. It loomed as the perfect time to execute the plan to rest Taylor Walker for the Crows, but that plan could be out the door thanks to some new information.
Even Reilly O’Brien’s fiercest critics would say he responded against the Giants, even if he still hasn’t notched up a contested mark in 2025.
Darcy Forgarty was in plenty of pain when Harry Himmelberg smashed into his shoulder. The Crow won’t need major surgery, but will be on the plane to Perth this week?
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